Melatonin prevents lung injury by regulating apelin 13 to improve mitochondrial dysfunction
Lung disease: managing misbehaving mitochondria The hormone melatonin could protect lung cells from the damage associated with respiratory diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis. Several studies have linked such damage with abnormal activity of the mitochondria, with these essential metabolic organelle...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-07-01
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Series: | Experimental and Molecular Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-019-0273-8 |